How to Pronounce "dogcatcher"
word
ˈdɔɡˌkætʃɚ
DAWG-kach-er
dˈɒɡkætʃɐ
DOG-kach-uh
Definition
A dogcatcher is a person who is employed by a city or town to catch stray or lost dogs and take them to a shelter.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈdɔɡˌkætʃɚ
British English
dˈɒɡkætʃɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
DAWG-kach-er
UK
DOG-kach-uh
Listen in Context
The dogcatcher caught three stray dogs today.
My town has a dogcatcher who works every morning.
The dogcatcher takes the dogs to an animal shelter.
People called the dogcatcher because a dog was running loose in the park.